The European constitution, welfare states, and democracy
Subtitle: the four freedoms vs. National administrative discretion
By: Christoffer C. Eriksen
Series: Routledge research in EU law
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780415610735; 9780203567296
Subjects: Administrative discretion; Freedom of movement; Constitutional law; Democracy
Description: "This book explores how the right to the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital in the European Union legal order affects welfare states. These 'four freedoms', as they are known, are vital instruments for the protection of a European market unencumbered by internal frontiers. The European Constitution, Welfare States and Democracy explore the relationships and conflicts that have emerged between the European constitution and the legal regulation of mixed economies and markets within welfare-states. In particular, it examines the threat posed to the discretionary powers enjoyed by national governments and administrative authorities."--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-218) and index.
Table of contents: title: Democracy, national administration and the European constitution; title: Administrative discretion : a restriction to free movement; title: The European constitution, democracy and administrative discretion; title: Administrative discretion and democracy : a nordic perspective; title: Balancing rule of law and national administrative discretion : a dilemma for a European democracy; title: The European constitution, welfare states, and democracy.